On Tue, Nov 08 2011, Daniel Clemente wrote:
>> 1.) Warning period should be taken from timestamp
>> That means, that the warntime must be passed to appt-add.
>>
>> 2.) Warning period in hours and minutes
>> "-3h" for 3 hours or "-10M" for 10 minutes should be possible.
>
> Do you really need to extend the org-mode timestamp format?
No, but the concept already exists, so why not using it?
Adding something for minutes and hours should be easy, I hope.
> There may be other ways to do that without extending the org-mode timestamp
> format.
Yes, properties come to my mind.
> Like deciding acording to priority, for instance.: [#A] are to be notified 1
> hour before, [#B] 30 minutes before and [#C] 10 minutes
Quite limited. Others would need then #D, #E, ... #Z too ;)
>> 4.) Easy modification of timestamps
>> Often I get notified, that a task has to be done now, but the most
>> obvious and easiest solution for me is: just do it tomorrow!
>> Thus, when point is on a deadline line, M-right should advance the
>> time by 1d, C-right by 1h, or similar.
>> Decrementing with M-left and C-left should be possible too, but will
>> surely be used less often... ;)
>
> I think you can already do that with „bulk scheduling“ from the agenda.
> Key: m m m B s
Yes, but it's not as easy as "M-right".
> How often would you need to synchronize org and appt in order to be so
> precise?
Today, I do it once per 5 minutes, but once per minute would be ok too.
> Should it be automatic?
Yes, of course.
>> 7.) Switch from "todo" to "done" by clicking on the notification window
>> When using `notifications-notify' this should be possible with the
>> `:on-action' parameter.
>>
> I would prefer the window to open an emacsclient window pointing to the task
> in order to close it myself and write a conclusion, all inside Emacs.
Why emacsclient?
>> 8.) Configurable notification types
>> For example:
>> - email
>> - notifications-notify
>> - emacs-window (like the default in appt.el)
>> - custom function
>>
> Suggestion: a variable which maps "some_tags_combination" → action
> Then you „configure“ your tasks with tags, and then decide on how to notify
> each type of task.
Why not, but personally I would prefer a property for this.
>> 9.) Configurable notification period
>> How often the notification function must be called (once per day,
>> once per minute, etc...)
>>
> Or even: each time that a task is scheduled or a timestamp is changed in
> org. Maybe this slows things down, but it would almoust guarantee real-time
> synchronization between org and appt
It's not about synchronization, it's about how often I want to be
notified. Imagine the notification is a bell, then I want to specify,
how often the bell will ring.
>> 10.) Configurable notification duration
>> This applies only for emacs-window and notifications-notify: how
>> long must the notification be visible.
>>
> And ask for acknowledgment!
> It's also interesting to foresee what will happen when an unacknowledged
> notification waits for too long and another one comes up.
IMO, it would be sufficient, to switch from TODO to DONE or to STARTED.
No need for an extra acknowledgment.
> Best of luck,
Thanks!
--
Peter
